Island needs another large hotel says tourism head

Monday, 2 February 2015 00:00

Investors who are keen to develop the Island's tourism industry will be supported if they wish to take over the Mount Murray Hotel site.

That's the message from government which says over the last few months there has been increased interest in the Island.

Last week it was announced that the hotel and country club would be closing its doors on Friday after over 20 years in business - the news came 14-months after a devastating fire.

Head of tourism Angela Byrne says the Island needs another sizable hotel:

Provisional figures show the number of leisure visitors in 2014 was up by 14 per-cent - Angela says it isn't all bad news:

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